Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:33 PM WST on Friday 28 November 2025
Valid for Friday 28 November 2025 to Monday 01 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue into next week over western parts of the Kimberley. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 29 November 2025
Forecast
Koolan Island (16.1408°S, 123.7682°E, 127m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, becoming less likely early this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W/NW 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Koolan Island (16.1408°S, 123.7682°E, 127m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 27° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 34° 34° 35° 35° 35° 35° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 30% 30% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 16
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W W SSW W SW WNW ENE NNW W NW W WNW Relative humidity 67% 68% 67% 67% 66% 67% 63% 67% 68% 60% 63% 61% 64% 61% Dew point 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Koolan Island (16.1408°S, 123.7682°E, 127m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:42am WST 5:06am WST 6:06pm WST 6:29pm WST 11:33am WST
1st quarter
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days